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Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: on-farm research and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers FY20
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Achieving 100 bushel/acre soybean yields: Developing, testing, and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers
Lead Principal Investigator:
David Clay, South Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$166,555
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
$166,555
Brief Project Summary:

Increasing soybean profitability requires the development of adaptable systems that link crop genetic advancements with an improved understanding of ecosystem functioning and soil health. The project builds upon the infrastructure where locally-led production and management questions are tested. Activities in this project include: conducting a second year of research on the influence of foliar fertilizers on profitability and using tissue samples to assess yields and identify nutrient deficient plants; continuing the on-farm research program with the target of conducting 110 studies; continuing research on the importance of soil health in optimizing soybean yields; continuing on-farm research to assess the impact of increasing salt concentration on yield.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension specialists

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

We will help increase South Dakota soybean yields by:
1) preparing final reports for targeted experiments,
2) providing farmer training for on-farm research,
3) building on on-farm searchable database, and
4) organizing Soy100 meetings in Aberdeen and Brookings.

This project will allow us to better match solutions to problems and create locally based, flexible, high yield roadmaps, which will be validated in research conducted in producer’s fields when appropriate

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.